Backwoods (Valspar 6004-3C)
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Backwoods (Valspar 6004-3C) is a medium, warm green from Valspar: LRV 42, so it reflects about 42 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Backwoods
Four Valspar colors picked for Backwoods by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper green, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Valspar did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Backwoods, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Majolica Green | SW 0013 | 42 | 2.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Ivy Lane | 523 | 41.8 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Sanctuary | PPU9-21 | 41.5 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Lively Ivy | 11-30 | 42 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar green colors nearest to Backwoods (LRV 42) by LRV.
Lighter than Backwoods
Darker than Backwoods
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 6004-3C |
| Hex | #B2B08A |
| RGB | 178, 176, 138 |
| HSL | 57°, 21%, 62% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 42 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 71.1, -5.6, 19.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Backwoods (Valspar 6004-3C), published as #B2B08A
#A2A689
#C2BA89
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Backwoods (Valspar 6004-3C)?
- Backwoods has an LRV of 42. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Backwoods is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Backwoods in another brand?
- Sanctuary (Behr PPU9-21) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Backwoods warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Backwoods as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 19.8; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.